Guest speaker Severin Beliveau addresses Memorial Day crowd from same location his father did 75 years earlier.
Bruce Farrin
Staff Writer
Bruce Farrin is editor for the Rumford Falls Times, serving the River Valley
with the community newspaper since moving to Rumford in 1986. In his early days, before computers, he was responsible for covering town government, police/fire, schools and sports, typed story copy onto special paper, then cut and waxed those articles onto pages by hand before they were prepped for press. He was the darkroom technician as well. Over three-plus decades, he has also been entrusted by locals to share defining moments in their lives, promoted the efforts of people working to improve their community, with his love of photography capturing children and adults at their best. When he's not writing, he's an avid walker, and has a lifetime love of America's pastime, baseball, and the study of statistics, becoming a leader nationally among 30 TPFS dynasty baseball leagues. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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Funding cuts will affect Rumford food distribution program, executive director says
The monthly Senior Commodities Food Distribution will continue but with changes.
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Peru resident presented with Spirit of America Award
Over five decades, Don Roach has served Peru in a variety of elected and appointed positions.
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Mexico residents see proposed design of new fire station
The Select Board voted 5-0 last December to accept a $4.5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant toward a new fire station.
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Peru sets budget information meeting for May 31
The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at the Town Office.
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Dixfield approves migrant worker housing for Irving sawmill
The Canadian-based company will build four, four-bedroom mobile homes to house legal male and female migrant employees at the sawmill.
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Rumford dedicates new fire station to former deputy chief
Auburn Fire Chief Bob Chase thanked town officials for honoring his late father and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for her support of the fire service.
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Rumford accepts bid to move bandstand to Stephens Memorial Park
Local contractor Jim Barnett was selected for the project.
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Ladies of the Lake hold quilt show in Rumford
The charitable quilting group displayed their creations at the Rumford United Methodist Church.
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Western Maine tech school budget approved at $2.6 million
The Region 9 School of Applied Technology serves students from Rumford, Mexico, Roxbury, Hanover, Bethel, Newry, Woodstock, Greenwood, Dixfield, Canton, Carthage, Peru, Andover, Byron, Gilead and Upton.